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And the Final Month Begins! But Let's Keep our Professional Development Going with More Great Shares in This Weeks CVSD Tech Tips

4/30/2018

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R2R Tech Camp Registration has closed.

Thank you to everyone who signed up.  We have 150 participants and 24 presentations.  It's going to be a really great learning and sharing experience.  If you didn't get signed up but would like to be included, please contact Dr. Sipe at extension 1007 or you can email sipek@cvcolonials.org. 

Two Must Have Resources for Social Studies Teachers

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Beyond the Bubble History Assessments is an excellent educational resource from Stanford Education Group. The core philosophy underlying Beyond the Bubble is to help students develop critical thinking skills to use in , among other things, reading and analysis of historical documents. It provides a collection of pre-designed assessments or HATs (History Assessments of Thinking) that will help teachers ‘measure students’ historical thinking rather than recall of facts’. The emphasis is on equiping students with the appropriate conceptual tools to analyze, evaluate and critically interact with document sources in such a way that enhances their  historical thinking.  These assements come with a number of accompanying documents teachers can use in designing their history lessons and facilitating 'classroom discussions about historical topics’.Also, the assessments target a wide range of historical skills including: sourcing, periodization, use of evidence, corroboration, contextualization, and background knowledge. Check out this video to learn more about Beyond The Bubble.

Another equally important resource for history teachers and students is Reading Like A Historian which is also from Standford History Education Group. 'The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions by employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on historical issues and learn to make historical claims backed by documentary evidence. To learn more about how to use Reading Like a Historian lessons, watch this series of videos about how teachers use these materials in their classrooms.'​

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Below are YouTube channels for grades PreK-6.  I did a quick preview and there are a variety of Topics and I did not see any fees required.
1- Blippi
It provides fund and educational videos for kids.’Kids will learn colors, learn shapes, learn numbers, learn letters, the alphabet, abc's and so much more with Blippi's nursery rhymes, educational songs, and educational videos’

2- National Geographic Kids
‘National Geographic Kids playlists are an exciting way to discover the very best of YouTube. These playlists cover numerous topics including: animals, cool science, funny pets, and more.’

3- Math and Learning Videos 4 Kids
Based on 3D animation, kids and toddlers will get to learn different mathematical concepts (addition, subtraction, numbers, place value) through engaging videos.

4- Kids Learning Videos
Kids Learning Videos is dedicated to ‘making fun and educational videos for children and toddlers.’

5- Kids Learning Cartoons
Provides educational video content for kids in colorful animations and HD videos.

6- Genevieve's Playhouse
It provides learning videos for kids, toddlers, and babies! Educational preschool toy movies for kids of all ages…teach(es) kids colors, numbers, letters, spelling, sorting, and more!’

7- Organic Learning
Organic Learning provides ‘fun, entertaining and educational videos for children using toy cars, trucks, construction equipment, animals, dinosaurs, numbers, colors and more!!!’

8- HooplaKidz Edu
‘HooplaKidz EDU has a vast array of interactive and engaging videos that teach kids beautiful colors that they can see around them.’

9- Free School
‘FreeSchool is a safe and friendly place to expose children to famous art, classical music, children's literature, and natural science in an age-appropriate and kid-accessible way.’

10- Kids Learning Tube
‘Kids Learning Tube educates both kids and adults through music and animation in a fun and unique approach to learning.’

11- KidsTV123
‘Songs for children. Kids songs. Educational songs and videos for children, toddlers and babies.’

12- ABCkidTV
‘ABCkidTV is a nursery rhyme channel designed especially for kids under 6 that helps them to learn all about  letters, numbers, shapes, colors, animals, and so much more!’

10 Very Good Web Tools to Engage Students in Hands-on Activities in Class


1- Flipgrid


‘Flipgrid is a video-based discussion platform you can use to engage your students in a wide variety of learning experiences. The way it works is very simple: as a teacher you create a grid for your class, then you add a topic for discussion and students share their responses in short recorded videos. Students can also view and reply to each others video feedback and build a dynamic interactive learning community. As the creator of a grid, you get access to different moderating features that include the ability to password lock your grid and approve videos before they are shared with others in your grid community. And if you have a classroom blog or website, you can easily embed your grids and videos there.’

2- Quizziz

'Quizizz allows you to create interactive quiz games to use in your instruction for a number of educational purposes including formative assessment. Quiz games you create have up to 4 answer options including a correct answer. You can also add images to the background of your questions and customize the settings of your questions the way you want. When your quizzes are ready you can share them with your students using a generated 5 digit code.'

3- Tinkercad

This is a simple and easy to use 3D design and 3D printing app that allows students to engage in various hands-on activities involving the making of toys, prototypes, Minecraft models using  Tinkercad ’s building blocks.

4- LEGO Education

‘From preschool to middle school, LEGO Education provides a continuum of hands-on playful learning tools that engage every student's natural curiosity, and help them develop the skills and confidence they'll need in the future.’

Grant link which can be found in the LEGO Site.  Click Here for more information


5- Sutori

 Sutori is a great digital storytelling platform students can use to create and share stories. Sutori offers a number of interesting features most important of them is story collaboration which allows students to work on the same story together and in realtime just as is the case in a Google doc. Students can embed different forms of multimedia content into their stories including images, videos, text, podcast and audio. Besides using YouTube videos, students can even upload their own videos and use them in their stories.’

6- Google Drive Tools


Google Drive services such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Forms, and Drawings are all excellent tools to plan, organize and engage students in various collaborative learning projects including the creation of presentations, questionnaires, surveys, spreadsheets, charts and many more.

7- Canva


If you are to engage students in creating educational visuals such as posters and infographics Canva is a good option to use. Students can utilize it to design various document types including: brochures, newsletters, book covers, logos, reports, flyers and many more.

8- Science Buddies


‘Looking for inspiration for a science fair project? Science Buddies has over 1,150 Project Ideas in all areas of science. The Topic Selection Wizard tool can help you find a project you will enjoy!’

9- Padlet


‘Padlet is a digital canvas to create beautiful projects that are easy to share and collaborate on. It works like a piece of paper. We give you an empty page - a padlet - and you can put whatever you like on it. Drag in a video, record an interview, snap a selfie, write your own text posts or upload some documents, and voilà! A padlet is born. Make it even more beautiful by choosing custom wallpapers and themes.’

10- Make Beliefs Comix


‘This is a great platform that students can use to practice their writing and digital storytelling skills through generating strip comics. Students are provided with a wide variety of characters, objects, speech bubbles, and thought cubes to use to create their stories. After they are done they can download, print or share their work through popular social media websites.’
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R2R Camp Registration Closes This Friday

4/20/2018

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Road to Relevance Camp Registration Closes this Friday, April 27th.

You still have time to register for this year's tech camp.  Schedule Here is the link to sign up. Registration

EDU in 90: introduction

 On Youtube there is a subscription to EDU in 90 which features ongoing tutorials and updates about Google for Education.  I am going to compile these into a Schoology course, but I have embedded the one on Introduction to Expeditions.  Many people are not aware of the capabilities of Google's Expeditions feature.  It is really very handy.  Check out this video below to learn about some time saving features when searching the internet.  Here is the code to join my Schoology Google EDU in 90 Resources to see more EDU in 90. ​5SWZ5-F8CRR

Book Creator Resources

Dr. Rudisill recently connected with a fellow educator, Jon Smith, who is a Book Creator Ambassador.  Thanks to Dr. Rudisill for sharing this new contact with all of us.  Check out Jon's presentation of Book Creator to see a great overview of what Book Creator offers for users.  The 50 Ways to Use Book Creator has ideas for just about every content area.   There are a number of summer webinars for those interested in learning more about Book Creator.  
Jon Smith Presents Book Creator
50 Ways to Use Book Creator
Summer Webinar Series
Webinar Archives - This is on the same page as future webinars but at the bottom of the page.
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Jon also has an opportunity for anyone who is interested coming up on April 26 to make a book together with Book Creator.
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7 Weeks Until R2R Camp - Have you registered yet?

4/16/2018

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R2R Technology Camp - Still time to Register

A couple of adjustments have been made to the schedule the Kahoot Workshop originally scheduled for June 1 has been moved to May 30th.  The Edpuzzle workshop originally scheduled for June 1 has been moved to May 31st.  The 3D printing workshop has been canceled and will be rescheduled for the start of the school year.
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Registration is open through April 27th.  It looks like we are over 100 participants for this Camp.  There is still room and you still have time to join, the registration closes April 27th. Here is the link. Registration         Camp Schedule

Twitter Archiver

Here is a really cool Google add-on that can pull tweets into a Google Spreadsheet.  The Archiver allows users to search  for tweets by keyword or a hashtag.  I have included a brief video that shows you how it works.  The tweet searches will be compiled into a Google sheet.  Here is a link to the add-on, Twitter Archiver. If you are having your students tweet to a particular hashtag as part of an assignment or class discussion, what a great way to pull in the tweets to see student activity. 

Empatico - Connect with other classes age 7-11 around the world.

Wouldn't it be exciting for your students to meet and work together on a lesson with students somewhere in the world.  Here is a site I recently came across called Empatico.  Here is a quick video that shows you how to connect with another classroom some where in the world.  It is geared toward students age 7-11.

Camp Prize - VR Viewers - Someone is going to win 4 sets of VR Viewers - Could It Be You!  Did you sign up for the R2R Camp yet?  Here is the link.
​Registration 

Augmented Reality Apps

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​1- HP Reveal
‘HP Reveal (formerly Aurasma) changes the way we interact with the physical world. Discover augmented reality (AR) experiences, create your own AR, and share the magic with friends.’

2- Field Trip
‘Field Trip can help you learn about everything from local history to the latest and best places to shop, eat, and have fun. You select the local feeds you like and the information pops up on your phone automatically, as you walk next to those places.’

3- Human Anatomy Atlas
‘Human Anatomy Atlas 2018 Edition is the go-to 3D anatomy reference app for healthcare professionals, students, and professors. The app includes comprehensive male and female 3D gross anatomy models, select microanatomy of tissues and organs, cadaver slices and diagnostic images that are paired with 3D cross-sections, and interactive animations of muscles and bones’

4- Qlone - 3D Scanning Solution
‘Qlone, the all-in-one tool for 3D scanning. We have made it easy and fast to scan real objects, using your phone's camera, modify them in app and seamlessly export the result to many platforms, 3D file formats and 3D printers… all on your iPhone or iPad. A perfect tool for AR/VR (Augmented Reality) content creation, 3D Printing, STEM Education, eCommerce showcase and many other uses.’

5- World Brush
‘World Brush is an AR experience where users can paint with brushes on the world around them. Every painting is anonymous and is saved at the approximate GPS location where it was created.’

6- Spacecraft 3D
‘NASA's Spacecraft 3D is an augmented reality (AR) application that lets you learn about and interact with a variety of spacecraft that are used to explore our solar system, study Earth, and observe the universe.’

7- Orb
‘With Orb, you can build anything you can imagine! Make entire worlds in a matter of minutes by transforming simple shapes and building off others’ creations. Then upload your orbs to the gallery or take pictures to show your friends.’

8- AR Flashcards Space Lite
‘AR Flashcards are a new way to interact and make Flash cards more entertaining for elementary school students. With AR Flashcards Space, learning is fun! When you point your device at the printed flashcard a beautifully rendered 3D planetary object will pop up on the screen. Tap the planetary object to hear the name.’

9- Quiver - 3D Coloring App 
‘The Quiver App combines physical coloring from “back in the day” with state of the art augmented reality technology to bring you and your children an extraordinarily magical experience. ’

10- Storyfab: Augmented Reality Movie Studio
‘Using Augmented Reality, with Storyfab all the world's a stage! Transform your bedroom, your living room or your garden into your next movie set. Use virtual actors, enhance your set with props and decors and add special effects.’

11- Figment AR
‘Create imaginative scenes out of the world around you. Add interactive emoji, animals and other playful objects to your surroundings, create “portals” to step into another dimension, and add environmental effects like snow, fireworks and more.’

12- Vuforia Chalk
‘Now it’s easy to help anyone, from anywhere, when you can’t be together. Share a live view of a problem, talk about it, and draw on the world with Chalk Marks to provide clear instructions.’

Clipomatic App for Ipad 

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I just saw this app and thought it was really nice for people who take a lot of video.  This app Clipomatic allows you to add captions to your videos.  The cost is $4.99.  

Here is the blub from the description of the app that peaked my interest. 
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Clipomatic is a smart video editor that turns everything you say into live captions. All you have to do is hit the magical record button, speak clearly and your words will appear as stylish captions right on your recording. Enhance the video with one of the artistic filters and wow your friends!

EdPuzzle - Free PD from EdPuzzle

 I love EdPuzzle and Alecia Kraus shared this free PD link to EdPuzzle training.  I am sharing it forward for all of you who would like to learn more about EdPuzzle.  ​https://go.edpuzzle.com/OnlinePD/
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Welcome Spring! Apps and More Apps in This Posting

4/9/2018

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GooseChase - Get Ready!  It's coming to R2R Tech Camp.

As I advertised, Goose Chase will be one of the activities going on at the R2R Camp.  Participants can work in pairs to complete the chase.  All who complete the activity will have their name entered into a drawing for a year's subscription to Goose Chase.

Participants can join Goose Chase by following these steps:
  1. Download the GooseChase iPhone or Android app.
  2. Register for a personal account with a username & password of their choice.​
Closer to the start of Camp I will open the game up and provide additional instructions  so you can pair up with a co-worker and begin to complete the CVSD Safety Chase Activity.  You might be the lucky winner!

Check out this link to Goose Chase.  https://www.goosechase.com/ There is a free version, you can try, but it won't have all the bells and whistles the door prize version can give you.

Interesting Blog - Jen reviews-​ 9 Amazing Benefits of Technology in the Classroom (+18 Best Ways to Incorporate Technology)

This link to Jenreviews will take you to an interesting article.​  The article provides links to research about the benefits of technology integration in the classroom. I enjoyed the article and found the information to be interesting. There are numerous links to resources and tools throughout the article.  This is a blog that I will continue to check out and share with you, but feel free to check it out and subscribe if you find it as interesting as I did.

Unique Professional Development Opportunities this Summer!

There are some unique and great professional development opportunities available this summer for Pennsylvania Educators.  Both align with where we are headed as a district.  Take a few moments to check out both listed below.  Both offer the opportunity for an individual to grow professionally and personally as well as obtain Act 48 hours and meet your extra tech hours.

2018 Pittsburgh FAB Institute - A Free PD Opportunity for Those with Interest in the Maker Movement!

This announcment was just received.  The 2018 Pittsburgh FAB Institute at Elizabeth Forward High School on June 18 — 21, 2018 from 8am to 4pm each day!  Calling all educators interested in the maker movement!!  Free professional development!!  Last year, we had 160 educators from eight different states attend the Institute!  If anyone attends, bring back your proof of attendance and you can count it toward next year's extra tech hours.

Click on the link below to apply, spaces are limited:

https://www.pghfab.org/

Pennsylvania Computer Science for All Summit

As one of the fastest growing sectors in Pennsylvania’s economy, there are 18,000+ unfilled computer science jobs with an average salary of $80,000 and a projected growth of up to 26% annually. To help meet this career demand and fill the gap, Pennsylvania, under the leadership of Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary Pedro Rivera, is working to create and offer opportunities for every learner in computer science. Over the past year, more than 1,300 educators were trained to utilize computer science resources from Code.org, Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education voluntarily endorsed the Computer Science Teachers Association K-12 Computer Science Standards, and Governor Wolf become a leading member of the Governor’s for Computer Science Initiative. The Pennsylvania Computer Science for All Summit is being coordinated to offer educators, school leaders, and stakeholders the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skillset so they can support and provide students with computer science experiences. 
FEATURED SPEAKERS
  • Matt Stem - Deputy Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education
  • Ruthe Farmer - Chief Evangelist, CSforALL, former Senior Policy Advisor for Tech Inclusion, White House Office of Science & Technology Policy
  • Mark Stehlik - Professor, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University  
  • Kendrick Davis - Director of STEM Initiatives, Mayor’s Office, Philadelphia
  • Kamau Bobb - Senior Director for Constellations, College of Computing, Georgia Tec
SUMMIT PARTNERS
  • Girls Who Code, Birdbrain Technologies, Counselors 4 Computing, Code.org, CSforPhilly, CSforPittsburgh, Remake Learning, Pittsburgh Regional STEM Ecosystem, PA SEED Ecosystem, Alleghany Intermediate Unit 3, Delaware County Intermediate Unit
Click here if you are interested in this professional development opportunity.

Periodic Table of iPad Apps for iOS 11

Below is an image as well as a link to a copy of the Periodic Table of iPad Apps updated for iOS 11.
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Just a Reminder - R2R Tech Camp Registration Open - It's going to be a great learning Experience!

The R2R Technology Camp registration is open.  Everyone at CVSD has been emailed with the links for both the camp workshop schedule and the camp registration.  I am sharing them here too.  Registration                  Workshop Schedule

The R2R camp has 25 workshops presented by educators from the Conewago Valley School district as well as guest speakers.  There is a really cool activity planned that will be going on each day of Camp.  The activity involves Goose Chase.  Each day those who participate and complete the activity will have their name put into a drawing for a certificate for one FREE year's subscription which will be drawn on the last day of camp (you do not have to be present to win).  In addition, there will be a door prize drawing at the end of each hour of camp.  I can't wait for the fun to begin.  I hope to see you there!  ​

A New Visual on the Digital Writing Process for Teachers and Students

This visual includes apps that can be used for the steps of the writing process.  As we move closer to the 1- 1 environment we must explore the options that will assist our students to develop their digital writing skills.  The image below provides specific apps that can be utilized for the various stages of writing.  I have included links to each app so you can review it further.
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  1. Writing Prompts - $1.99
  2. The Brainstormer - $1.99
  3. Prompts $1.99
  4. Write About This $3.99

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  1. Mindo $7.99
  2. Popplet free and pro pricing
  3. Mindmeister free, personal and pro pricing
  4. SimpleMind free and pro pricing
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  1. Google Docs- we have this already
  2. Scriviner - $19.99
  3. Drafts - $4.99
  4. Pages - available on district devices
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  1. Adobe Spark free and premium pricing
  2. Weebly - free and pro pricing
  3. Book Creator $4.99 - we do have free copies available
  4. Word Press - free, personal, premium and business pricing
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